Matthew 12:47 is the 47th verse in the twelfth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Matthew 12:47 | |
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← 12:46 12:48 → | |
Book | Gospel of Matthew |
Christian Bible part | New Testament |
In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort, this verse is:
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
The New International Version translates the passage as:
This person is believed to have been the messenger whom the brothers of Christ sent to call Him out.[1]
Jerome: "He that delivers this message, seems to me not to do it casually and without meaning, but as setting a snare for Him, whether He would prefer flesh and blood to the spiritual work; and thus the Lord refused to go out, not because He disowned His mother and His brethren, but that He might confound him that had laid this snare for Him."[2]
Preceded by Matthew 12:46 |
Gospel of Matthew Chapter 12 |
Succeeded by Matthew 12:48 |